Department of Health and Human Services

The Little Sisters of the Poor is the latest religious-non-profit that does not want even indirect involvement with contraceptives for their employees, and they made that argument before an appeals court this week.

The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled against Priests for Life, a religious advocacy group, when it comes to contraception coverage. Still, the group will defy the ruling and not comply with the government’s mandate.

The value and vulnerability of PHI has been repeatedly demonstrated by criminal attempts to obtain it for fraudulent purposes. Every organization that handles this type of data must be prepared to defend it.